Garmin Vivosmart Double Counting Active Calories
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ZyheeMoongazer
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I recently switched from using a Fitbit Flex to a Garmin Vivosmart. I am concerned that the Vivosmart is double counting my active calories with steps and an activity.
I am rather out of shape so walking is enough to get me unto Zone 3, and sometimes Zone 4 if I get to more of a speed walk. I have my Vivosmart paired with a HRM and use it during walking workouts.
Maybe it is just the way Garmin Connect, and the synced workouts are listed in MFP, but I think my steps are getting double counted.
Today I had a morning walk for 20 minutes worth 144 calories, in the evening I walked again but at a faster pace so it was worth 214 calories. I work a desk job so for most of the rest of the day I was sitting. However, Garmin still gives me another 583 calories for my steps. Bringing me for a total of 871 exercise calories.
This seems like a lot for a day I mostly sat on my butt.
Thoughts? Should I trust the adjustments Garmin is giving me? I went back to a similar day when I was using a Fitbit Flex and it only gave me 290 calories for the same morning/evening walks and my day at work.
I am rather out of shape so walking is enough to get me unto Zone 3, and sometimes Zone 4 if I get to more of a speed walk. I have my Vivosmart paired with a HRM and use it during walking workouts.
Maybe it is just the way Garmin Connect, and the synced workouts are listed in MFP, but I think my steps are getting double counted.
Today I had a morning walk for 20 minutes worth 144 calories, in the evening I walked again but at a faster pace so it was worth 214 calories. I work a desk job so for most of the rest of the day I was sitting. However, Garmin still gives me another 583 calories for my steps. Bringing me for a total of 871 exercise calories.
This seems like a lot for a day I mostly sat on my butt.
Thoughts? Should I trust the adjustments Garmin is giving me? I went back to a similar day when I was using a Fitbit Flex and it only gave me 290 calories for the same morning/evening walks and my day at work.
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MFP is the culprit
I have a Vivo Smart too and wondered wtf was happening
I changed the step tracker to the iPhone
MFP still occasionally doubles my calories burnt.
It does it with Garmin or iPhone sometimes.
But it always goes back to right
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